SECTION 1. Section 3 of chapter 6A of the General Laws as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the sentence ending with “governor” in line 2, the sentence: “The governor shall select each secretary from a pool of candidates representing the 4 regions of the Commonwealth, defined as: East which includes Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, and Norfolk counties; South which includes Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket counties; Central which includes Worcester county; Western which includes Franklin, Hampshire, Hampden, and Berkshire counties.".

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